Assessing bee (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) diversity of an Illinois restored tallgrass prairie: methodology and conservation considerations

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 951-964

  Geroff, Ray K ^a   Gibbs, Jason ^b   McCravy, Kenneth W ^a  

^a WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bee inventory; Bee sampling methods; Grassland bees; Malaise traps; Pan traps; Vane traps

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921936506     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: 15729753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-014-9703-z     Document Type: Article

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